As someone who learned industrial design think the most important thing is to have the desk match your use. There isn't any specific advice I could give as my d

As someone who learned industrial design think the most important thing is to have the desk match your use. There isn't any specific advice I could give as my desks are extremely tuned to my own needs (5.1 audio production, electronics, etc.). The most important thing is to get the width and depth right and to figure out where everything goes. Don't be afraid to add multiple levels either going up or down to add what you need. Don't limit your thinking to the desk, think also about storage of desk stuff, what accumulates on the desk, what you need to see, what not, etc. Although "designers" (if they don't think a lot about functionality I prefer to call them stylists) love them I'd avoid minimalist desk ideas, unless that is how you use desks (most people I have ever known have a ton of shit lying on their desks). Don't design for a shiny product picture, design for your own daily use. The best thing I ever did for my desk had nothing to do with my desk: I added a ton of small-stuff storage in the form of office cabinets for my electronics needs and label them properly. This makes it easy to clean up accumulated stuff and find it later. This improved the way I could use the desk more than any desk design could have done, ever. That means if you want a good desk design you have to analyze your own usage patterns before and try to draw the right conclusions.